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Long Island
NYIT Solar Decathlon House
 The
Solar Decathlon, www.solardecathlon.org,
is a biennial international competition sponsored by the United States
Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy. Twenty teams selected from proposals
submitted by colleges and universities around the globe compete to
design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient
solar powered home. Other competition sponsors include the
American Institute of Architects, the National Association of Home
Builders, the National Renewal Energy Laboratory and others.
One of the 20 teams selected by DOE is the New York Institute of
Technology. This is their second run at the competition; in
2005 they placed fifth. (See 50th Anniversary edition of NYIT
magazines, www.nyit.edu).
NYIT’s entry and the other 19 will be dismantled and
reassembled on the National Mall in Washington, DC and all are judged
in ten areas including full operation of a typical household. After the
final competition the winners will be selected based on high scores
measuring how well the house fulfills the terms of the competition
requirements., AIA
Long Island will relocate the house, after the competition,
to a permanent site on the Institute campus. Once permanently
relocated The 2007 Solar House will serve as a showcase prototype for
affordable solar power commercial space by removing all residential
furniture specially designed for the housing competition and continue
to display the feasibility of various energy efficient materials and
appliances.
 The
“Open House” focuses on offering endless
possibilities of living an eco-friendly life style through the
cultivation of sustainable resources: the elements and
nature. Open House illustrates a symbiotic relationship
between the built environment and the natural one. The design
illustrates the concept by utilizing an open floor plan attached to a
technological core that supplies solar power and recycles water and
processed waste products. The living space is adjustable and
visually connected to the exterior with unique, modern, multi-use
specially designed furniture. Walls of glass, sliding doors
and operable windows contribute to the sense of being one with the
outdoors and nature. The design of the house is elegant,
modern, and meticulously detailed.
After the competition. the students will continue to use the re-sited
structure as a working laboratory. In collaboration
with AIA Long
Island city officials, community and business leaders, it
will also be used for various functions including exhibitions, open
houses, and workshops to provide first hand information about the
efficiency of solar energy and to raise interest in local solar
programs fostered by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).
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